With the introduction of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the United Nations General Assembly in 25 September 2015, UN agencies, member states and stakeholders have begun to focus on the adoption and implementation of these strategies in realization of 17 Sustainable Development Goals. To work toward sustainability, strategic measures to encourage stakeholders to contribute to the goals of the 2030 agenda are needed. In recognition of these efforts, this book is produced to compile research concepts and approaches for the area of sustainability management of industry, technology development, community, education and the environment. The objective of this book is to deliberate concepts and approaches of sustainability management taking place in Malaysia whereby case studies will be revealed to provide way forward of sustainability management toward achieving sustainable development. The insights provided can be applied to advanced and developing countries by sustainable development practitioners, encompassing government agencies, academia, industries, NGOs and community, who would like to adopt the concept of approach of sustainability into their area of management.
Author(s): Khai Ern Lee
Series: Advances In Science, Technology & Innovation
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 124
Tags: Sustainable Development
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
1 Nanotechnology......Page 8
2 Public Perception Toward Nanotechnology......Page 10
3 Psychological and Sociological Aspects for Public Benefit and Risk Perceptions......Page 11
3.1 Psychological Aspects......Page 12
3.3 Other Factors......Page 13
3.4 Concept......Page 14
4 Case Study: Klang Valley, Malaysia......Page 16
5.1 Perception Based on Demography......Page 18
5.2.2 Attitude......Page 19
5.3.1 Culture......Page 20
5.4.1 Media......Page 21
5.4.3 Benefit of Nanoapplications......Page 22
5.4.5 Benefit and Risk Information......Page 23
6 Conclusions......Page 24
References......Page 25
1 Chemical Industries......Page 30
2.1 America and Europe Continents......Page 31
2.2 Australia Continent......Page 32
2.4 Issues and Challenges of Responsible Care Program......Page 33
3 Case Study: Responsible Care in Malaysian Chemical Industries......Page 34
4.1 Approach......Page 35
4.2 Concept......Page 36
5.1 Processes......Page 38
5.2 Integrated Management System for Responsible Care......Page 39
5.2.5 Management Review......Page 40
5.2.6 Continual Improvement......Page 41
5.2.7 Stakeholders Engagement......Page 42
6 Conclusions......Page 43
References......Page 45
1 Chemical Industries......Page 47
2 Corporate Social Responsibility......Page 48
2.3.1 Economic Benefits......Page 49
2.3.3 Ethical Benefits......Page 50
3.1.1 Economic Responsibility Toward Sustainable Development......Page 51
3.1.3 Ethical Responsibility Toward Sustainable Development......Page 52
3.1.4 Philanthropic Responsibility Toward Sustainable Development......Page 53
5 Dimensions, Components and Aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility Toward Sustainable Development......Page 54
5.3 Environment......Page 55
5.4 Stakeholders Engagement......Page 56
References......Page 58
1 Urban River......Page 61
1.2 Functions of Urban River......Page 62
2 Pollution and Pollution Control......Page 63
3 Current Urban River Management......Page 64
4 Integrated Management of Urban River......Page 66
4.2 Nonstructural Approach......Page 67
4.4 Concept......Page 68
5 Case Study: Alur Ilmu, the National University of Malaysia......Page 69
6 Shifting the Paradigm of Urban River Management......Page 70
7 Conclusions......Page 72
References......Page 74
1 Education for Sustainable Development......Page 77
2 STEM Education......Page 78
3.2 Knowledge/Awareness and Attitude......Page 79
3.5 Knowledge and Awareness......Page 80
4.1 Approaches......Page 81
4.2 Concept......Page 84
5 Case Study: Chemistry Curriculum in a Pre-university Program......Page 91
7 Conclusions......Page 92
References......Page 94
1 Sustainable Development......Page 99
2 Sustainable Development Goals......Page 100
2.1 SDGs Implementation......Page 101
2.2 Characteristics of SDGs......Page 102
3.1 Defining NGOs......Page 103
3.2 The History of NGOs in Development......Page 104
3.3 Taxonomy of NGOs......Page 105
3.4 Significance of NGOs......Page 106
4 Concepts......Page 109
4.2 Institutional Capacity......Page 110
4.3 Sustainable Development......Page 114
5 Case Study: Global Environmental Centre......Page 116
6 Strategies for Mainstreaming, Institutionalizing and Translating Sustainable Development Goals......Page 118
7 Conclusions......Page 120
References......Page 121
